New York City Councilman Robert Holden (D), who is backing Republican Curtis Sliwa for mayor, accused city officials of manipulating crime statistics to make conditions look better than they are. In a Friday interview on Fox News Radio’s Brian Kilmeade Show, Holden said he believes the city is “playing with the numbers” and reclassifying crimes to downplay the surge in violence and disorder since the pandemic.
New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, a far-left Democrat and self-described socialist, accused former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and President Donald Trump of conspiring to influence the outcome of the upcoming general election. Speaking to reporters Thursday, Mamdani pointed to a New York Times report claiming Trump spoke with Cuomo and is weighing which candidate has the best chance to beat Mamdani in November.
Two convicted killers arrested for alleged drug dealing in Lower Manhattan were released without bail, exposing the dangerous consequences of New York’s bail reform laws. Prosecutors cited a 2019 law that prevents judges from setting bail in most drug cases—even when suspects have violent criminal histories.
In the aftermath of a deadly attack in Manhattan, New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) declared, “Automatic weapons are as easy to get as a cell phone.” A closer look at U.S. firearms laws and purchasing processes reveals this claim is factually incorrect.
The Department of Homeland Security announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has issued 400% more detainers in New York City since President Trump took office than in the entire Biden administration.
Radical demonstrators stormed Washington Square Park in New York City on July 4, setting fire to the American flag in an orchestrated display of anti-American sentiment. Chanting “F*ck the Fourth” and “We need a new flag,” the crowd left scorched remnants of the red, white, and blue strewn across the pavement.
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani identified as both “Black or African American” and “Asian” on his 2009 Columbia University application, according to leaked data from a massive Columbia admissions breach. The revelation raises fresh questions about identity politics and racial self-identification in elite college admissions.
Karina Lipsman, a Republican congressional candidate and Soviet refugee, voiced alarm over New York City’s growing support for a self-proclaimed socialist mayoral candidate, calling it “scary” but not surprising. Speaking on Breitbart News Daily, Lipsman warned that the normalization of socialist ideologies among younger voters threatens America’s foundational liberties.
